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How States' Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Plans Can Help Increase Students' Access to Integrated, Well-Resourced Schools. Policy Brief

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Title: How States' Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Plans Can Help Increase Students' Access to Integrated, Well-Resourced Schools. Policy Brief
Language: English
Authors: Margo Pedersen, Poverty and Race Research Action Council (PRRAC)
Source: Poverty & Race Research Action Council. 2024.
Availability: Poverty & Race Research Action Council. 1200 18th Street NW Suite 200, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-906-8023; Fax: 202-842-2885; e-mail: info@prrac.org; Web site: http://www.prrac.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2024
Intended Audience: Policymakers
Document Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Tax Credits, Neighborhood Schools, School Desegregation, Disadvantaged Schools, Housing, School Choice, Access to Education, Educational Equity (Finance), Equalization Aid, Neighborhood Integration, Social Discrimination, Equal Education, Resource Allocation
Abstract: Housing policy directly impacts schools. Public schools typically reflect their neighborhood demographics because most students are assigned to schools based on their residence. In 2021, over two thirds of K-12 public school students nationwide attended their neighborhood school. Thus, any serious hope of integrating America's public education system requires to consider not only educational policies and practices but also whether our housing policies make our communities more--or less--integrated. Neighborhood and school integration can help ensure that every student has equitable access to educational opportunities and adequate resources. Living and learning in diverse communities also prepares all students to become effective members of our multiracial democracy. This guide explains how policymakers can consider educational criteria when developing affordable housing under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program through the state Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) process, which governs which affordable housing developments are developed each year.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2025
Access URL: https://www.prrac.org/pdf/PolicyBrief-Housing-Schools-QAP-Guide.pdf
Accession Number: ED665425
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Housing policy directly impacts schools. Public schools typically reflect their neighborhood demographics because most students are assigned to schools based on their residence. In 2021, over two thirds of K-12 public school students nationwide attended their neighborhood school. Thus, any serious hope of integrating America's public education system requires to consider not only educational policies and practices but also whether our housing policies make our communities more--or less--integrated. Neighborhood and school integration can help ensure that every student has equitable access to educational opportunities and adequate resources. Living and learning in diverse communities also prepares all students to become effective members of our multiracial democracy. This guide explains how policymakers can consider educational criteria when developing affordable housing under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program through the state Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) process, which governs which affordable housing developments are developed each year.